I like designing scrapbooking albums that are 6″X6″ or brag books, however not everyone wants to create small albums. So as a solution to this problem, I sometimes point out to others that a few variations to a page can create a page that can be used in any size scrapbook. We all want to show scrapbooks, but we usually only appeal to whomever uses the size we’re showing.
To re-create this technique, start with a basic 6″X6″ page which may feature one, picture, one accent, one stamp set, and simple layering. To turn that page into an 81/2″X11″ page, take the original page and place it in the center of the 81/2″X11″ scrapbooking paper. Now you’ve created an automatic focal point! Add a few other accents such as a title and stamped images or scrapbooking stickers in the background. To adapt your finished larger page into a 12″X12″ piece of scrapbooking paper, copy the design from your 81/2″X11″ page to the 12″X12″ page. Add more photos to the page, and incorporate journaling to your scrapbooking albums.
Have fun creating all of the scrapbooking albums you wish in any size using this simple idea.
Using punches from your scrapbooking tools results in creative, handmade cards and scrapbook pages and general goodwill among everyone of your viewers. These diverse tools can be used be used to help promote your creativity. Punches are easy to use and offer you many options for your crafting.
Many of the punches work wonderfully for effortless layering, a technique that creates a finished look for almost any accent. Circle and square punches make layering with alphabet sets quick and easy, while concave and convex square punches also work marvelously when you want to layer your images.
In addition, several of the punches can be layered on stamped images as well to create a dimensional look. Try stamping a gift box image on a metal edge tag, then punch a convex square, stamp it with the same image, and layer it over the image on the metal edge tag.
Having these punches in your scrapbooking tools allows you to quickly and easily stamp a title, greeting or image, then layer it on coordinating scrapbooking paper. You’ll be amazed at how great your pages or cards look!
Consider adding a few minutes of punching to your next scrapbooking project. Focusing on these fun, verstile scrapbooking tools adds a whole new element to your scrapbooking approach.
Cards made with your scrapbooking paper can show spring flowers, snowflakes, or bright sunshine. The look depends on the designs that you choose. Stamp sets can allow your viewer to take a leisurely stroll through a favorite vacation. There are a variety of vintage and collage styles that you can achieve with the right stamp set.
With the right choice of scrapbooking paper and a collage-style set, stamping is simple enough even for the beginning stamper, but offers enough unique beauty and grace to hook an experienced crafter. Collage stamping creates a vintage look by just using the right ink pads. Flavor can be added to cards by background stamping, whether by repeatedly using one stamp or by employing a background pattern. But the style encourages individual expression as you strike out to experiment with the collage look in your art.
Scrapbooking paper and stamp sets are inseparable for making cards!
With so many people pursuing scrapbooking today, it’s important for each of us to find the perfect scrapbooking storage device to organize and maintain our huge piles of decoration material. The scrapbook industry has provided lots of different ways for us to store and be able to locate these supplies. We can choose from the simplest scrapbooking storage, which is a box divided into several compartments with a facility for tags and labels. The boxes can be easily tucked into any shelf.
Another type of scrapbooking storage contraption would be the cloth type. It is very light-weight and made of a durable poly material. These devices contain many various sized compartments for catering to many different sized items, and are sold in varying dimensions from totes to rolling bags.
From this vast quantity of gadgets available, you should be able to find the right type of scrapbooking storage equipment to fit your needs.
Have you considered using something from your scrapbooking tools for home decor? Embellished tiles are a fantastic idea for home decor–especially if you’re searching for something that looks elegant but doesn’t require a lot of time.
Here are the steps: 1. Find an unglazed tile at the hardware store. 2. Wash the tile thoroughly to remove any dirt or dust. 3. Apply a decor element or rub-on from your scrapbooking tools to the tile. 4. Either display the tile or apply it to a home improvement project that you may be doing. Tip: Rub your image carefully on the surface of the tile–especially if the texture of the tile gives it an uneven surface.
A small tile would work great as a coaster, while larger tiles can be used as decor pieces. So be sure to include some rub-ons in your scrapbooking tools.
Halloween is a fun time to dress up and enjoy being someone or something else for a night, so create party invitations, treat bags, scrapbook pages, and other spooky projects with scrapbooking paper.
Share your loot of creativity with a neat trick by applying a “October 31″ rub-on to white scrapbooking paper, and stamp and heat emboss a crow image. This project is a fantastic treat!
If you’re planning a Halloween party, send out festive invitations to a spectacularly spooky time. Stamp or sticker a gravestone to let your guests know exactly when and where they should show up for a memorable graveyard gala.
Or, make enchanting pumpkin patch scrapbook page accents. You won’t want to forget those Halloween memories!
With many options to choose from using your scrapbooking paper, you’ll have no problem designing cool projects for your Halloween festivities!
A beautiful box decorated with your scrapbooking tools doesn’t hurt when your giving a gift to a special someone. A treat box made with sturdy scrapbooking paper and using assorted scrapbooking tools adds a unique touch. Or, if you’re in a hurry, you don’t need to add more than a scalloped edge to the flap.
A purchased treat box ships flat, so it won’t take up much storage space before you use it. To assemble the box, pop it open and tuck in the bottom flap. When folded open, it’s the right size for small gifts and treats.
Whether you want to say thank you, happy birthday, or welcome to the neighborhood, you’ll find that a treat box will help you share your use of scrapbooking tools in a beautiful way.
When you pick up an old book and see how the sections are sewn together and how the edges of the paper are sometimes uneven, there’s something charming about this type of binding. It makes you feel as though you are leafing through a volume in an impressive library you might encounter in a popular novel. Don’t you find yourself inspired to create scrapbooking albums as equally as charming?
You can create small scrapbooking albums with a similar appeal. Instead of using a store-bought alum, try creating your own album with a unique binding and great look!
Punch holes in your album pages, then set jumbo eyelets in coordinating locations for the front and back covers using a Crop-A-Dile. Bind the covers and pages together by running ribbon through the holes and typing off. A score line added to the front cover just below the eyelets and ribbon makes it easier to open and look through, and the cover stays pristine. The simple binding gives a wonderful book for wallet-sized photos or an album of your favorite moments. Pages can be added by untying the ribbon and then binding it back up.
You can even create the binding and finish these scrapbooking albums all in one sitting!
My granddaughter is a senior in high school. She only has a few months left before she goes off to university. She doesn’t know it, but her mother has been sending me photos all year long to compile into a scrapbook my granddaughter can take with her to university. I’m hoping to have the whole thing put together by her graduation party.
Putting together this scrapbook has been a wonderful experience. I just love seeing all the photos of my granddaughter looking so happy with her friends and being so involved in school activities. The project has also been fun because my granddaughter’s school’s colors are orange, black, and white – Halloween colors! I’ve been able to use lots of funky looking Halloween scrapbook paper on each page.
Creating cards from my scrapbooking tools gives me instant gratification. You can make it and get it in the mail in a matter of minutes if you need to. The more you practice making cards, the more you believe in yourself and branch out to try new things. I’ve started to get into 3-Ds, which has come about by my growing confidence to the practice I get from participating in design challenges. I’ve seen what other people are doing, I find out what works for me and incorporate some of their ideas, but make it my own. I try to make my projects my own through clean and simple designs–with unexpected details. I just use things that I enjoy and that appeal to me. I find cool ideas and trends to incorporate into my designs everywhere I look.
Eye-catching details and trendy accents don’t have to be heavy-handed, and I try to create a “wow” without going over the top. Sometimes I take an extra minute to grab something from my scrapbooking tools to layer stamped images on a piece of chipboard, tuck a bit of linen thread behind a brad, or add a delightfully surprising pearl or scalloped edge. I try to find the balance between embellishments and a card sketch. After all, sometimes good design is instinctual. So get to creating with your scrapbooking tools.